tributes from around the world are pouring in for stormin norman schwarzkopf. he crushed the iraqi military in the 1999 gulf war and liberated kuwait. he may have been the perfect front man for a war that played out live in your living room. barbara starr live with more. barb rar? >> president obama remembers general is schwarzkopf as an american original. he accomplished something on the battlefield few others can claim. booting the iraqi military. the invasion force from saddam hussein out of kuwait after august of 11990. commanding 700,000 coalition forces and got the job done in a ground war that lasted some 100 hours after six weeks of an air campaign. a real rout of those iraqi forces. and even general colin powell. one of his closest friends remembering him today. powell, chair of the joint chiefs at the time. powell saying "his leadership not only inspired his troops, but also inspired the nation. he was a good friend of mine, a close buddy. i had miss him. that from one of his colleagues in the army. schwarzkopf and powell didn't always see eye to eye.